Kevin De Bruyne is getting closer to leaving Manchester City for Saudi Arabia. Here are five potential replacements in order of likelihood.
With every passing day, it feels as though Kevin De Bruyne is getting closer to leaving Manchester City for Saudi Arabia. His recent comments seemingly endorsing the idea will ramp up the speculation further, and there may come a point – if it hasn’t been reached already – where City begin to plan for a future without their brilliant Belgian, who is now 32 years of age.
Back in April, The Guardian reported Musiala was City’s top target, and the report points out the impact of Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan’s departures are still being felt. Musiala might just be the closest thing to replacing both and De Bruyne in one go, but luring him from Munich will still take a gargantuan effort.
Next on his agenda needs to be proving himself at PSG; life after Kylian Mbappe could be shaped by him. But City could do far worse than take him if the opportunity arises.Wirtz is coming off the season of a lifetime at Bayer Levekusen. He played a key role in Bayer Leverkusen’s first ever Bundesliga title triumph and close run to a near-perfect season. Only the Europa League final defeat to Atalanta, which was followed by a win over Kaiserslautern in the German Cup final, denied them history.
Olmo is an archetypal Guardiola midfielder, which is no surprise considering he began at Barcelona’s La Masía youth academy. Able to play off the left and drive at goal with a fearsome strike in his boots, he can also play deeper and more centrally, controlling a game.
This one could move pretty fast, but Newcastle will not accept any less than the full whack, and stylistically, Guimaraes is less of a direct De Bruyne replacement than the others. He might just be the answer to other midfield issues that Matheus Nunes and Kalvin Phillips haven’t managed to solve, mind.
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